Second mooncake recall in a week after Malaysian snow skin yam product pulled due to E coli
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has ordered the recall of Baker’s Cottage’s snow skin signature yam mooncake, which is imported from Malaysia.Read More
‘Ideal candidate’: FAS names ex-Lion City Sailors CEO Chew Chun-Liang as new general secretary
Chew Chun-Liang is currently serving notice at the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) and will start his role in November.Read More
Activists join funeral march for Uganda Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei
They walked alongside the hearse and had signs reading, “Being a woman should not be a death sentence”. Read More
Two pilot instructors killed after training plane crashes in Bulgaria
SOFIA – Two pilot instructors were killed when a two-seater aircraft crashed during a training flight in Bulgaria on Friday, ahead of a military air show scheduled the next day,…
Greek court cuts prison sentences in major cocaine trafficking case
ATHENS – A Greek appeals court on Friday reduced the prison sentences of 11 men involved in trafficking 1.2 metric tons of cocaine from the Caribbean into Europe and Africa,…
Tempers frayed, voices raised at Woodlands VEP centre as Oct 1 deadline nears
Singapore motorists can now collect tags for Malaysia’s vehicle entry permit scheme from an information centre in Woodlands.Read More
In gym salvaged from rubble, Gazans release anger on weight machines
KHAN YOUNIS – Israeli air strikes destroyed the building housing Adli al-Assar’s gym in Khan Younis in February. So he decided he doesn’t need a building. Read More
Hornet nest likely went undetected for months before swarm fatally attacked cyclist: Coroner
The coroner said the nest, which was 12m up in a tree along the Sembawang Park Connector, had likely not been spotted earlier by an arborist and NParks contractors because…
Italy busts ring trafficking fake retro-video games from China
The seized consoles have estimated value of more than €47.5 million (S$68.4 million). Read More
Moscow disagrees with Turkey’s Erdogan that Crimea should return to Kyiv’s control, Kremlin says
MOSCOW – Russia completely disagrees with comments from Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan that Crimea should return to Ukrainian control, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. Read More